सानिया मिर्जा और महेश भूपति New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has ratified all five nominations for the Sports Person of Outstanding Merit (SOM) Executive Committee, while the eight candidates who had originally filed nominations for the SOM General Body have also been declared valid, setting the stage for the next phase of … Read more
India suffered an 87-run defeat in the fourth T20I at Eden Park in Auckland (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of completing a clean sweep against New Zealand came to an end after the Shreyas Iyer-led side suffered an embarrassing 87-run defeat in the fourth T20I at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.India had … Read more
India top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues on Friday announced that she had recovered from the hamstring injury she suffered in August and was ready to return to action.Rodrigues injured her hamstring on August 3 while playing for English franchise Southern Brave in The Hundred. The BCCI medical team subsequently ruled her out of the T20 Asia … Read more
India’s Arshdeep Singh (PTI photo) Arshdeep Singh etched his name in the record books during the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday, becoming the first Indian bowler to claim 150 wickets in the shortest format.The left-arm pacer reached the landmark in the final over of his spell when he dismissed New Zealand … Read more
England head coach Brendon McCullum has backed Harry Brook‘s leadership despite the team’s failure to reach the final of the ODI tri-series in Pakistan. McCullum said the young captain had gained valuable experience from a difficult assignment.England lost their first three matches of the tournament before ending their campaign with a 55-run win over Sri … Read more
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was left out of the India’s playing XI for the fourth T20I on Friday, despite scoring 45 off just 19 balls in the previous match, as the fit-again Ishan Kishan returned to the side.Sooryavanshi had featured in the second and third T20Is in place of Kishan, who was out with an injury. India … Read more
Cranes lift wrecked train carriages as rescuers search for victims following a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain. Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego, 24, was among those killed in a train collision in Toledo province that claimed at least 69 lives. The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) expressed its condolences following her death on … Read more
Robin Uthappa with the 2007 World Cup trophy (left) and MI batter Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians on Friday announced their new-looked support staff for IPL 2027, appointing Robin Uthappa as batting coach, Mitchell McClenaghan as bowling coach, T. Dilip as fielding coach and Dhawal Kulkarni as development bowling coach.The four will work alongside head coach … Read more
Prasidh Krishna, second right, celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies Keacy Carty during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo) India’s preparations for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand have suffered a setback, with pacer Prasidh Krishna ruled out of the five-match … Read more
Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has backed senior batters Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman to deliver in the ODI tri-series final against Sri Lanka on Saturday, describing the duo as two of the greatest players in the country’s cricket history.Hesson believes the big occasion could bring the best out of … Read more